How to Achieve CEng and IEng John Lorriman • Accredited professional development schemes for 25 years in UK, Hong Kong, Dubai, Czech Republic, Oman, Abu Dhabi and Brunei. • Looked after IEE Centre in Development in Belarus in early 1990s. First International Member of Belarussian Academy of Engineering. • Regular Professional Review interviewer for CEng and IEng. • Career Manager Volunteer Adviser. • Run courses on Mentoring, Registration, etc., for IET. • Initiated and piloted IET Mentoring Scheme in 1999. • IET Coventry and Warks LN Mentoring Coordinator. • Chaired two Local Networks/Branches. • Been on IEE Council twice. • Chaired first joint IEE/IMechE/IIE CPD Committee. 2 John Lorriman • Authored ‘Japan’s Winning Margins’ with Professor Takashi Kenjo for OUP. Translated into Chinese. • Authored ‘Upside Down Management’ for McGraw-Hill. • Authored ‘CPD – a practical approach’ for IEE Management of Technology Book Series. • Edited IEE Management of Technology Book Series. 3 What is the IET ? • The Institution of Engineering and Technology - Interdisciplinary, Multidisciplinary, Global Knowledge Network • A world leading Professional Engineering Institution, • Over 160,000 members in 127 countries • Offices in Asia Pacific, China, Europe, India and UK • 100 local networks in 37 Countries • World class publications and knowledge resources • A life time of professional development, qualifications and career support • Licensed to award CEng, IEng, EngTech, ICTTech Membership: what do I get? • • • • • • • • • • Publications Events Local Networks Career Support IET.tv Online communities Library IET connect Government consultation groups Member facilities at Savoy Place (Birdcage Walk until July 2015) And, of course, globally recognised professional qualifications Membership Structure Fellow (FIET) CEng IEng Member (MIET) Technician Member (TMIET) Student Associate Eng Tech ICT Technician Why become CEng or IEng? Professional Registration: What does it mean to you? Listed on the Engineering Council Register of Professional Engineers, giving you: • Recognition as: - a professional in your field - a rounded engineer • Broader knowledge and understanding • Improved: - Self motivation - Career opportunities - Marketability - Salary prospects Benefits of registration to employers • competitive advantage in winning new business • maintains and improves professional standards in industry • credibility with customers and suppliers • fosters creative and innovative working environment • raises quality of working environment Professional Qualifications • There are currently four types - CEng IEng Eng Tech ICT Tech • Competence based assessment • Governed by Engineering Council UKSPEC What is Professional Registration? • Internationally recognised standards of professional competence and ethics for Engineers & Technicians • Developed by The Engineering Council • Qualifications achieved by proving knowledge, understanding and competence • Three levels of professional registration: – Chartered Engineer (CEng) – Incorporated Engineer (IEng) – Engineering Technician (EngTech) Why Become Professionally Qualified? • Recognition of your expertise and hard work • International recognition of your qualifications • Post-nominal after your name (CEng/IEng, etc.) • Credibility within the Industry • Improved career prospects • Higher Earnings Potential • Greater influence within organisation and industry • Authorised signatory • You will be a rounded engineer What it means for Business Competitive advantage in winning new business Maintaining & Improving Professional Standards Fostering a Credibility creative & with innovative customers & working suppliers environment What does being registered mean? “It demonstrates commitment to my job and to my continued development as an engineer and as a professional” Sara McGowan, CEng MIMechE “It brings benefits, not only to you the individual and employer but also to the wider engineering community. By becoming a registered engineer, you are helping to build on a long and proud engineering heritage that has been forged by some of the country’s most eminent engineers” Keith Winning, IEng MIED “It is important, as it is a formal external professional recognition to my profession, and looks good on my CV, and will help me progress with my career” Kok-Hau Thierry Wee EngTech AMIET “One of the many benefits of my professional registration has been the recognition I’ve received from my colleagues and management” Paul Cozens IEng MBCS CITP The Role of the Institutions • 36 professional institutions are licensed by the Engineering Council • Can’t apply to the Engineering Council directly • Need to be a member of a professional body to apply • BCS, IET, IMechE, etc. provide: • • • • • • • • • Support to candidates Accreditation Structured Professional Development Programmes Professional Review Interviews Knowledge providers Technical Publishers Providers of events and training The voice of the Engineering profession Steps to gaining Professional Registration Membership Developing competence under UK-SPEC Application Initial Review Professional Review 16 Already competent Competence Framework (UK-SPEC) United Kingdom Specification for Professional Engineering Competence • Standard for Professional Engineering Competence • Governed by Engineering Council • Set criteria for Chartered & Incorporated Engineers and Engineering Technicians • UK-SPEC replaced SARTOR 3 (Standards and Routes to Registration) on 1st March 1999 • Provides a more flexible system for engineers to demonstrate their professionalism Competence Framework (UK-SPEC) Competence A Underpinning Knowledge and Understanding B Application to Practice C Leadership/Management/Supervision D Interpersonal Skills E Commitment to Professional Standards www.ukspec.org.uk Competence Framework (UK-SPEC) UK-SPEC From 1st March 2004 Initial Professional Development Demonstration of competence and commitment A Knowledge and Understanding (A1 - A2) B Application to Practice (B1 - B3) C Leadership, Management,Supervision (C1 - C4) D Interpersonal Skills (D1 - D3) E Professional Conduct (E1 - E4) (New E5 Ethics Competence being introduced) Chartered Engineer (CEng) • Ability to develop appropriate solutions to engineering problems • Use new or existing technologies, through innovation, creativity and change • Develop and apply new technologies • Promote advanced designs and design methods • Engage in technical and commercial leadership Incorporated Engineer (IEng) • Maintain and manage applications of current and developing technology • Apply existing and emerging technology in their work • Undertake engineering design, development, manufacture, construction and operation • Engage in technical and commercial management Engineering Technician (EngTech) • Focus on performance of tasks • For professional technicians who have supervisory or technical responsibility • Demonstrate a commitment to professional standards • Contribute to the design, development, manufacture, commissioning, operation or maintenance of products and services • Apply safe systems of work Education : CEng • An accredited integrated MEng Or Accredited BEng Hons plus either an appropriate Masters degree or appropriate Further Learning to M level • Or Equivalent (individually assessed) • Others – Please speak with me after talk. Education : IEng • Accredited Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Technology Or • Accredited HND or Foundation Degree plus appropriate Further Learning to degree level. • Or Equivalent (individually assessed) Chartered IT Professional (CITP) • CITP status, has been developed to assure employers and others that holders add business value through use of technology, have breadth of knowledge across the whole of IT and competence in their own specialism, and understand the business they are working in. • CITP status is already available through BCS for BCS Members • New licensing agreement between BCS and IET will enable IET to award CITP status to its own members • Being licensed to award CITP status will allow IET members to achieve this professional registration as an added membership benefit • Starts summer 2013 “I’m delighted to be extending an agreement to IET to award CITP to its members. Licensing other membership bodies demonstrates our commitment to establishing open standards for the IT profession and establishing CITP status as the global standard for IT practitioners. CITP status is incredibly important for the profession which is today at the very heart of all business and society as a whole, and which is driving immense change and delivering enormous benefit.” David Clarke, MBE, Chief Executive of BCS Competence and UK&U IEng: accredited Bachelor level degree EngTech: accredited Diploma level Competence Underpinning Knowledge and Understanding CEng: accredited Masters level degree ICTTech: SFIA Level 3 & future approval/accreditation If the candidate does not hold the exemplifying qualification, other evidence of UK&U may be requested 26 The Basics • EngTech is based on Apprenticeship / Diploma level learning • IEng is based on Bachelors level learning • CEng is based on Masters level learning • Competency assessed qualification • Typically 3-5 years of competence development after gaining accredited qualification 27 No exemplifying qualification? Other evidence of UK&U may be requested: Formal Further Learning Work-based Learning BCS offers an ‘Experiential Route’ to Registration for those without exemplifying academic qualifications: • This path enables applicants who do not have exemplifying qualifications to demonstrate their underpinning knowledge and understanding through evidence of their substantial work experience – this is gathered through an ‘Experience Statement’ which the applicant submits as part of their application. • Our assessors will review the applicant’s written submissions and if sufficient evidence of the core competencies has been provided, the applicant will progress directly to Professional Review Interview. If the evidence is not sufficient, the assessor may request further information from the applicant or recommend that they progress down the Technical Report Route instead. 28 Further Learning Should include: • Technical broadening • Non-technical broadening • Engineering and science deepening • Achieved by workplace development or further study 29 Work-Based Learning: CEng & IEng • Candidates with substantial experience • Examples of possible evidence: − − − − − − − 30 Technical papers Investigations Design studies Feasibility reports Individual research Portfolio plus commentary Outside activities Procedure and Forms (UK SPEC) First complete the RPD form 32 Procedure and Forms (UK Spec) • UK& U (Education) assessed • Demonstration of gaining Competence and Capabilities – Application for Registration Form, plus further evidence if requested. • Assessment of Written Evidence • Professional Review Interview • Final Review by Registration Panel Obtaining the Application form Download the relevant application pack (www.theiet.org/professionalregistration) • Read the guidance notes OR Log in to Career Manager (www.theiet.org/career-manager) • Read the notes! Sections of application form • • • • • Personal, professional and educational details Statement of employment history indicating responsibilities Accountability diagram/statement e.g. organisational chart Competence Statements Supporter’s/referee’s details Review with colleague/ manager / mentor / supporter 35 Application guidance • Two or three best projects/examples of your direct engineering ability from past 5 years • "I was responsible for... I conducted, I improved, I applied, I delivered, I produced, I negotiated…. • Indicate size, complexity, strategic importance etc • If appropriate, quantify budget, resources, manpower, etc • i.e. What you needed to learn, problems faced and solved, how this understanding has benefited the organisation….. 36 What to put in competence A - B Engineering skills and application: – Focus on technical matters not project or contact management – Use engineering language – Technical papers or patents written or presented – Quality over quantity 37 What to put in competence C - E Skills to act professionally: • • • • • 38 Focus on management – technical and commercial Communication at all levels Safety Environmental consideration Commitment Engineering Skills Professional Skills • Focus on technical matters • Management – technical & commercial • Engineering Language • Communication at all levels • Technical papers or patents • Safety • Quality over quantity • Environmental 39 MONITORED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME • A quality assured route to Professional Registration 3 or 4 years (+ or -) • Supported by a Mentor • Quarterly reports & annual assessments • An accredited professional development programme used by over 350 companies • Full IMechE Staff support, via the MPDS help team and Business Development Managers • MPDS has a consistently high success rate of 96% Find yourself a Mentor • Accredited schemes always provide Mentors • IET Mentoring Service • Use BCS Branch and Specialist Group networks to find suitable mentors Manage the relationship Encourage the protégé Nurture the protégé Teach the protégé Offer mutual support Respond to the protégé’s needs “Everybody needs a Mentor” Clutterbuck D The IET Mentoring Service • Aims to maximise informality and minimise formality. • Recognises Mentors and Mentees as professionals. • Provides guidelines but no contract. • With few forms & procedures. • Is voluntary. 44 45 IET Advantage IET Advantage - for the career you really want IET Advantage is a three step membership programme which offers exceptional value to early career engineers who are determined to achieve more. Professional Home for Life ® For Engineers And Technicians IET Advantage University STUDENT £20 PER YEAR STUDENT Graduation New Career Job Progress GRADUATE ADVANTAGE £20 CAREER ADVANTAGE £60 PER YEAR PROFESSIONAL ADVANTAGE £90 PER YEAR GRADUATE ADVANTAGE CAREER ADVANTAGE PROFESSIONAL ADVANTAGE 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 2 YEARS Professional Home for Life for Engineers and Technicians IET Advantage Finding a job. Making the right choices. Getting job. Settling into work. Groundwork for Professional Registration Professional Advantage Progress Completing final year. Career Advantage Planning Transition Graduate Advantage Learning. Demonstrating skills. Involvement. Progress towards Professional Registration. Professional Home for Life ® For Engineers And Technicians IET Advantage - Preparing CV - Career Guide - Mentoring - MIET - PR Goals - Life skills - Career Manager - Events Professional Advantage Progress IET Support: Career Advantage Planning Transition Graduate Advantage - PR Goals - Networking - Volunteering - Events - Publishing - Networks - Knowledge Professional Home for Life ® For Engineers And Technicians Graduate Advantage – who’s it for? • Existing student members in their final year of studying on engineering or technology degrees e.g. BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD • Engineering and technology graduates in their 1st year from completing their full-time course. 50 Career Pathways and CPD Support Wherever you are in your career, BCS provides a number of resources to help you plan your professional development, including our Career Framework for IT Professionals with its associated underlying career path definitions, and a wealth of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities. The CPD Portal: offers guidance and answers to frequently asked questions, along with examples of how to set career goals and record your CPD www.bcs.org/cpd and example CPD Records Resources to help you maintain your CPD: provides a model CPD Activity Record template and we have plans to offer an online recording tool in the coming weeks. Resources to help you plan your career aspirations: Career Framework for IT Professionals, www.bcs.org/careerpath , Career Path Definitions, Browse SFIAplus and BCSRecruit jobs website A wide range of CPD activities: We publish a range of books, publications, Forrester Reports, research materials and iTunes U content. We offer professional certifications and accredited training courses. We facilitate networking and sharing of best practise through our Branches, International Sections and wide range of Specialist Groups www.bcs.org/groups How Do You Gain A Competence? • • • • Learn Do it under supervision ..and again To point where you are Trusted on your own Retrospective Compiling of Evidence • Two ideas for gathering your thoughts! Mind Map Created by Sam Wane, Staffordshire University Analyse Career • Make a list of each job / post held. • In each post what did you achieve? What did you learn? In terms of Engineering, Project Management, Admin, Personnel Management, Training, Level of Responsibility. Impact of getting it wrong! • Now deduce how/where you gained the various competencies. Alkis Voliotis, FirstCo Initial Professional Development: Gather your Evidence A B Produce record Undertake activity Identify competence C D E Self assess Note in records Building a Portfolio of Evidence Competence Record - example IET Competence Standard B: “Application to Practice” Chartered Engineers must be competent, by virtue of their initial formation and throughout their working life, to apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the analysis and solution of engineering problems. Other IET Evidence Description of Task B1* B2 B3 Assessor competence Identify Conduct Implement Ref. Approval/ standards potential appropriate design Date this evidence projects & research & solutions, and 3/1 Attachment to Marketing Dept – work on new product Z456 4/1 Prototype dept – project manage product T345 4/2 Attachment to design & development 1 4/4 Attachment to manufacturing engineering 1 6/1 Design Dept New Starter configuration 6/2 Design Dept Product CDE design project team opportunities undertake design & development of engineering solutions 3 1 2 evaluate their effectiveness contributes to 3 2 C1, C2, D1, D3 2 3 1 2 D1 2 D2, D3, E1, E2 Level Descriptors: 1 = Aware, 2 = Familiar, 3 = Skilled, 4 = Expert My approach to registration Evidence summary records Steve Barty My approach to registration Competencies • Allows me to chart my progress • Shows me where the gaps in my training are Matt Collinson COMPETENCE SUMMARY Ref Activity A 1 A 2 B 1 B 2 B 3 C 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 D 1 D 2 D 3 E 1 E 2 E 3 E 4 COMPETENCE SUMMARY EXAMPLE Ref Activity A 1 A 2 1 Gas Injection SCADA √ √ 2 Field, Honeywell TPS DCS √ √ 3 Vapour Recovery & Flaring 4 Gas Gathering & Injection 5 Pilot Gas Injection 6 Water Injection SCADA System 7 Surface Valve Safety System B 1 B 2 B 3 C 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ D 1 D 2 D 3 E 1 E 2 E 3 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ With Acknowledgement to ADCO, Abu Dhabi E 4 √ Competence Assessment: Present your Evidence Yes Sign Off No What is still needed? Does it meet a Competence? Undertake activity Career Manager Competence Skill Level Update your skill levels as your competence develops Regularly update your evidence to reflect this Download a copy of your assessment for review with your line manager/mentor UK SPEC Maintaining Competence Candidates applying for registration as a Chartered Engineer or Incorporated Engineer will require to show evidence that they have a plan to continue to maintain their competence. It is important that candidates seeking Registration understand that this will entail obligations and an on-going commitment. “UK Standards for Professional Engineering Competence” ECUK Development Action Plan • • • • Use company documentation where possible Review most recent period with line manager Plan development for next period Should cover task-related and developmentrelated activities • Should identify competences covered Not yet ready to apply? IMechE Career Developer, IET Career Manager or BCS CPD Portal • Online career development tool • Capture lifelong learning throughout career – Logs all your professional development – Supports your application for registration – Creates an online CV 88 Professional Review PRI • All candidates required to attend an interview to demonstrate their level of competence (CEng/IEng only) • IET requires a 10-15 minute presentation • Discussion based on information provided on application form • Interviews may take place online, regionally or in company 89 Most Importantly… Do it for yourself: “Get registered for your own sense of achievement. The help it gives your career is a bonus, and if your employer supports you through the process that is another bonus, but most of all, do it because you want to enjoy the prestige of reaching the forefront of your industry as a professional” Liam Nagle CEng MIED Tips For Completing Your Form • • • • Follow the Guidance notes Typed or word-processed (min 9 point font) Well presented, clear and legible Keep within Format - don’t add too many pages maybe one for experience Remember • Use your form to make a good first impression • Your form will also be the basis of your Professional Review Interview • Have your form checked by a Professional Registration Advisor Supporters • Ideally Registered Engineers in category applied for and Members of IET or another Professional Technical Organisations, who have known you professionally for at least two years, and who work at a senior level to you. • will need to sign competence statements if these are requested. • Where a Registered Engineer not available, your line manager may act as Supporter. Minimum of Two, preferably Three • Inquiry Form • Page 2 Inquiry Form Page 3 Professional Review Interview: What should you expect? • • • • • Mandatory for IEng and CEng 15 minute presentation Lasts around 75 minutes Conducted by 2 interviewers Is based on your application form Remember, the interview is: • A demonstration of competence • Testing verbal communication • NOT a technical examination The Interview • A demonstration of UK-SPEC competences through discussion of your Relevant Career Experiences • A 15 minute presentation of a project of your choice focusing on UK-SPEC Competences A and B • Your presentation contributes to assessment of Competence D • Not a technical interview The Interview • Read through your application prior to the interview • Advise the Interview Convener of your choice of presentation format • Be prepared to discuss in the first person, what you have achieved, been responsible for, developed, etc. • Following your interview the Interviewers complete a report in which they make an assessment of your competence against 16 UK-SPEC criteria Prior to Application Self Assessment against UK-Spec Write Application Development Action Plan References Review with PRA Submit The Application Form The Application Form (cont) Personal & contact details Preferred interview location PRA Details Employment details Area of interest in Engineering Your membership number The Application Form (cont) Education (Higher only – don’t clutter with school) Courses & Training (resist listing 1day or less.. Think 1 week+.. ie significant training) Professional Papers – not just about general publications: think significant reports or studies. Patents. Accountability – if changed company/position inside a year use another sheet and put your previous role as well The Application Form (cont) Organogram – the bad You The Application Form (cont) Organogram – the Good Proposer Xx FIET Xx CEng Xx CEng ME Xx IEng Me Supporter Remember - it’s about a PICTURE !! The Application Form (cont) The Main Meat ! Think size: typically 2-3 pages. 1 page is too short and usually 2 pages not quite detailed enough. Where a strong prima face case does not exist, pre-emption is a good strategy: use as many pages as needed to be very detailed (I have seen as many as 179, but typically 5-8) Competence Section UK-SPEC: Thresholds used by Interviewers THRESHOLD 1 - Below a satisfactory level. Little or no evidence of Competence THRESHOLD 2 - Some identified shortfall warranting attention THRESHOLD 3 - Fully Acceptable THRESHOLD 4 - Exceptionally strong in all areas Interview Report Form Page 1 Interview Report Form Page 2 What Happens Next? Registration Process: IEng and CEng Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 The 4 Stage Process Model: CEng & IEng Understanding the Process Stage 0/1 Staff check application completeness & review for additional evidence Either refer to Stage 2 for review of Evidence Or Stage 3 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Peer Review of written application & additional evidence Peer PRI – face-to-face interview by panel Peer Decision by Registrar on outcome of entire process If all OK, move to Stage 3 If all OK, move to Stage 4 If OK, Register Declines Appeal Prima Face application ASSESSMENTS PANELS A - Military, MoD & Civil Service B - Computing, Software & ICT C - Electronics & Semiconductors D - Telecomms, Broadcasting & Railway Signalling E - Academia F - Electricity Supply & Railway Traction G - Building Services, Consultancy & Process Control H - Manufacturing & Production Professional Registration Adviser Brunei Darussalam www.theiet.org/advice Mr Sam Lim 117 118 119 120 Knowledge Resources 121 Publications 122 Membership of your Local Network  Seminars  Technical visits  Networking  Social interaction  Support  Lectures 123 Classes of Membership Fellow Member Associate Affiliate CEng / IEng / EngTech FIMechE CEng / IEng / EngTech MIMechE AMIMechE • Student/apprentice • Technician Member TMIET • Member MIET • Fellow FIET 125 Levels of Membership Useful Weblinks • • • • • • • 127 www.theiet.org/membership www.imeche.org www.pd-how2.org www.engc.org.uk www.bcs.org/ceng and www.bcs.org/ieng www.icheme.org www.ice.org.uk Local Registration Advice • IET Professional Registration Advisers www.theiet.org/advice • IMechE Regional Managers • www.bcs.org.uk or BCS Branch network Any Questions? 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